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VOL. 6 AHOSKIE, N. C., DECEMBER 17, 1915. NO ^
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Dr. C. G Powell
QfNTIST
OFFICE
OVER S. J. DILDAY'S STORE
AHOSKIE. N. C.
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Wtnborno & WInborn#
Banj. B. Winborne
Stanley Winborne
Attornsy?-at-Law
MURFREESBORO, N. C.
Phones No. IT and tl. i '
Edgar Thomas Sn'pos
AUorne.v-ut-Law
Loans Negotiated
Raal Estate Bought and Bold}
OBee: 2nd Floor J. W. Godwin, ir, Bidg
AHOSKIE. N. C
H. W. ALL.CN
Denier In
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GLASS. HARDWARE. PAINTS
AND BUILDING MATERIALS
GENERALLY
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BASH. DOORS. HARDWARE.
PAINTS. LIME. CEMENT. SEWER
PIPE. CART MATERIAL MILL
SUPPLIES, STOVES. RANGES
AND ETC. CL09C PRICES.
MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED
AND OBLIGE.
E. L. FOLK CO.
Ne. BI7-VI0 Waehlmtlea Sqeare
HIFFOI.K. VA. I
ROGERS A WILLIAMS
Attorneya-at'Law
Prompt Attention Given to All
/ AHOfKIE. N. C.
C. Wallace Jones
( Attorney and Ccinetlor-At-Law
WINTCN. N. C.
_EracticaJn alt-courts. F.mni narntict
?J. Soeeial attention to eolleetiona.
Located in Bank of Winton'
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Roawell C Bridgar
Attorney-at-Law
! WINTON. N. C.
J. R. EVANS
Practical Tin Roofer and Sheet
Metal Worker
' Prices Rig lit.
MUKFREESBORO. N. C.
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U J. L PARKER
Notart Public
IJERALP OFFICE
Ahoskir, N. C.
Walter R. Johnson
Attocitbt at Law
ARoexiB. North Carolina
Practices wherever services desired
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G. J. NEWBERN,
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Ford Automobiles,
Ahoakie, N. C.
Touring Car $440.00
Runabout v.. 390.00
F. O. B. Detroit.
Grocer R. loyner
Attorney-* t-Law
Office: Snd floor W. T.
Minton Building
AULANDEK, N. 0.
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S inches to 6 inches X 80 "inches
also Plastering Laths $8.50 per m.
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HERTFORD COUNTY COMMIS
SIONERS MEET.
The Board of Count# Commis
sioners of Hertford Count# met on
this tbe ttlli day of Deoember 1915,
all of tbe Board preaeut.
Proceeding* of laat meeting
read and approved.
The following Committee* are
oontioued to wit: tbe Committee
on Murfreeaboro Bridge, tbe Com
mittee on Thomas' Bridge, tbe
Committee on Hoggard Swamp.
On motion it lb ordered that, tbe
Clerk of ilia Board make report of
tbe County Home expense* and
publish same.
The Committee appointed to
receive bond*, report that ?J. J.
Parker tax collector, Murfreeaboro
Township, has given satisfactory
bond, and same is approved.
Motiou was made and carried
that Clerk summon S. E. Vaughan
before tbe B<?rd the first Monday
in January to allow the cauae wb.v
certain mortgage* held by him.
shoud not be taxed; Mr. Vaughan
being present appeared before the
Board and made satisfactory ex
ulanation
Commissioner J. S. Holloman
reported peanuts at County Home.
63 butts sold to amount $173.03
wliich amount was turned oyer to
the Treasurer.
D. K. McUlobon Clerk Superior
Court made report of all fines,
foi failures 4c., to the first Mondty
in December 1915 as required by
lie, aW report of all funds in his
hands as C. S. C held in trust by
virtue of hia office, and H. H.
Jones and J. N. Holloman are ap
pointed a committee to investigate
said report and make report to the
Btsird.
J. A. Northcntt, Register of
Deeds made annual report of
msrrage licenses.
The Clerk of the Board is in
structed to make bill against Camp
Manufaeturinit Company for $2.50
amount paid repairing rope Win
ton Ferry, said rope being cut by
their tug.
Die Clerk is instructed to make
account against parties in Maneys
Neck Township for professional
services rendered them by Dr. T.
I. Burbage in diphtheria cases,
said amount having been paid by
the county, these accounts to be
turned over to the Sheriff for
collection.
J. A. Nortbcott and H. H.
Jones appointed committee to have
two electric lights placed in the
jail.
? It is moved and cap-ted that
$3.00 per month be furnished to
Annie Bel flower until further ad
vised. ' ,
(?o motion. Walter Powell is
relieved of taxes on $500 solvent
credits listed in error.
Pursuant to law all bonda of
County Officers were examined by
the Board and the same uuamm
ously approved.
S. P. Winboroe chairman of the
Board was unanimously re elected
as Chairman for the coming year.
On motion it is carried that
$18.00 per quarter be paid to the
Hertford County Herald for oub
bal ing proceedings of the County
Commissioners. !
All County Officers made their
annual report of fees to the Coun
ty Commissioners as required by
law together with the following
Justices of Peace A. T. Newsome.
H. H. Jones and J. B. hergerson.
The Superintendent, Dr. W. B.
Pollard made his regular monthly
i report of the health conditions of
I it.
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The following amount* turned
over to the Treasurer by the sever
al tax collector*, to wit;
F. T. Bally. Maueys Neck 186.7ft
J. J. Parker. M'boro . 4*2.92
J. H. Lee. Winton 213.00
M. R. Sumner, St. Johns 803.99
B. N. Sykee. Harrsllsville 277.18
S. E. Vaughan, Ahoekie 383.43
ToUl \ $2*87.28
Tne following accounts approv
ed for payment to wit;
Ben Duck, support for De
cember... 1.60
Lawrence and Kiddick, work
for County Home 16.10
Solon Ternigan, work on
bridge ...... 1.00
Winborne and Winbornv,
services as County Atty.. 60.00
Fleet Browne, work at
Oouoty Home.... lf.68
J. R. Bryant, repairing
chimney and ferry apron. 2.00
Dr. T. I. Bnrbage, profess
ional services in diptheria. 133.00
Bank of Ahoekie, interest on
County Orders 2.61
J. E. Matthews, supplies to
Goontv Home 4.6o
W. J. Dunn, supplies to
County Home 2.79
M. R. Sumner, subpoenaing
extra venire 8.00
M. M. Browne. 1 male hog. 10.00
Hertford Connty Herald, , -
publishing proceedings .. 13.78
J. N. Hnlloroon,'services as
Commis*iorrt(r 1916...... 56.00
Annie Belflower. support for
December . ... 3.00
?I. E. Jones, board of aPris
oners Ac.. ................ 26.40
Town of Win ton, light bill. 1.60
8. P. Win borne, services ss
Commissioner 1016... 60.40
E. J. Uerock, services ss
Commissioner 1916... 45.40
H. H. Jones, service* ss
Commissioner 1916...... 55.80
J. A. Powell, services ss
Commissioner 1916 - 54.20
C. E. Boyette, services ss
Commissioner 1916 56,60
A. E. Garrett, smt., paid
black iuror summon* 1.00
Jno, E Venn, services fl-,, '
nance committee 90.00
J. M. Mitchell, piling for
Thome# bridge.......... 122 00
H. B. Vann, ^making jury
bo* 2.60
8. P. Winborne, lumber
Ac., Msneys Ferry ?. 79.81
G and ,K. Barrett, 1 brl.,
flour Coonty Home 5.86
Dr. W. B. Pollard.expenses
hospital Charlie Gale .... 44.15
Dr. W. B. Pollard, disin
fectants 30 13
J. A. Northcott, issuing"
1204 40 county orders 120.40
Board Hoed Sup., Harrells
ville, lumber and work .. 7.70
Msttliew Wilson, keeping
Tar landing ferry 20.00
Jack Culline. keening B. H.
Ferry .. 20.00
Winton Coprerage Com
pany, Inmlier.... *.90
Winton Copperage Com
pany. lurabei..... 4.50
A. T. Newsome, paid Clias.
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ureeu.-.- .......... ?
E L. Deans, repairing
ferry rope. ... 2.5ft
Herring end B*?le. Mdse .. 1.40
Tide Water Supply Co . nail*
bolt* &c. Thomas Bridge. 20 7S
Tide Water Supply Co.,
bolts Thomas Bridge 6.65
Browne and Brown, sup
plies County Home 4.20
Or. H. M. Alexander A Co.,
antitoxin .....<40.32
Hoggard and Stokes, sup
plies to Caroline Parker.. 2.50
W. M. Marsh, supplies to
Mary E. Lassider 2.00
J C. Bentball, supplies to
Geo. Carter children 1.50
Mr*. E. L. Darden. supplies
to Robert Morris.... .... 1.00
Mrs. R. D. Kogerson. sup
plies to Gladie Newsome. 2.00
J. C. Bentball, supplies to
J. W. Minion... .... 1.00
C. E. Boyelte, supplies to
Mary VaughAn . .^.T. 2.00
Jeno Jenkins, supplies to
. Lathenia Parker 1.00
*Hnggard and Stokes, sup- <,
plies to Wm. Oyerton ... 3.00
E. V. Urissom, supplies to
Mrs. Be?ls 2.50
Copeland and Taylor, sup
plies to Mrs. llill 5.00
Bratten and Co., supplies to
Elija Livertnau.. 2.50
Jeno Jeukins. supplies to
Adament Joyner........ 2.50
Hill Bros , supplies to Anna
Newsome ... 2.00
J. A. Williams, supplies to
Sue Porter 1.00
U. Vaughan, supplies to L.
F. Sumner 4.00
Winnie Taylor, support
December ....... 2.00
H. V. Parker and Co., sup
plies to Jno. Griffin 2.00
S. T. Jo.vner, supplies to
Frank Horton 2.00
MissJudie White, support
for December.. 3.00
Miss Pauline Laasiter, sup
port for December 3 00
No further business before the
Board it adjourned to meet again
on the first Monday in January
1916.
S. P. Winborne, Chairman.
Jno. A. Northcott, Clerk.
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BEST DISINFECTANTS
Sunshine and Fresh Air Officially
Endorsed as Most Effective
Disinfectants
"Sunshine and fresh airl These
are the disinfectants tint are
worth the time and the effort re
quired to use them." This is the
advice sent out by the State Board
of Health in one of its recent
health bulletins. It says further:
"The idea that there is a mysteri
ous potency and a guaranteed
safety agabwt disease germs in III
smelling disinfectants has a strong
hold on the public mind. Often
times too much relianoe is put in
terminal disinfection to the neg
lect of the proper precautions that
should be daily practiced during
the period of illness, such.as per
sonal cleanliness, the free use of
soap and water and plenty of sun
shine and fresh air.
"Without detracting fern the
value of disinfectants when pro
perly used, health officials bav<
come to place their main reliant*
on soan and water cleanaini
followed, where possible, by sun
light and fresh air- /The cleiou
REPORTS SHOULD BE SENT IE
if EARLY DATE.
In o^der for thin office to shoW
results in club work, it in essential
tlml the members of Ibe Corn, Pig
uud Poultry Club* send in their
iiiml reports. We know tlie Club
bo.v* went tbeir state to have as
(food standing in Washington as
any if the states, and also want to
sustain the reputation of the work
among the thinking people of the
State- People of North Carolina
are proud of what the club mem
hers are doing, and this year they
are looking for excellent results.
Those of us in the office have
Jfreat jfe,ith in our bo.vs, and know
most of them have done good work.
However, we can't prove it to
other people unless tliey show
enough interest to report.
Cp to date we have only receiv
ed 350 reports from our club boys.
We know quite a number are iu
?the hands of County Demonstra
tion Agents and will be sent in.
We want a report from every club
boy in the State whether he makes
a yield large or small.
Those who have not already
sent their final reports?Form B
511-K? either to the County Agent
<-r to the office at West Raleigh,
should complete the same and send
thorn in at once. Unless the bo.v*
till out carefully and accurately
these reports, have them witness
ed as required on page fifteen of
the Record Book, and send them
iu, they need not expect to receive
one of the beautiful little elub
emblems, givenby the'State De
partment of Agriculture. We are
not in a position to announce the
atatq wiimerf or to make our an
nual report until these record
books are turned in.
A scholarship to the A. A M.
College has been offered b.v the fol
lowing Congressman to the boys
in tlieir district making the best
record in 1915: Mr. Small of the
First District: Mr. Page of the
Seventh District, Mr. Godwin of
the Sixth District, and Mr. Dough
ton of the Eighth District. We
hoiie the boys iu these districts
will show their appreciation bv
?tending in their reports.?Ws need
them so that we can determine the
winner.
Remember that yield only counts
30 per cent, written history 20 per
cent, and ear exhibit 20 per cent.
It is not always the boy with thu
largest yield who gets the higbeat
grade.
We want two thousand reports
of this year's club work, and with
every one doing his part we can
get them,
T. E Browne,
Agent in Charge Boy's Agricul
tural Clubs.
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Fife Accidents in One Day.
Last Saturday was an unlucky
and disastrous day for several
people of Aboskie. From ten
?,clock Saturday morning till
four in the afternooo five accidents,
more or less serious, occurred in
Ibis town. Andrew Holloman, an
aired and highly respected negro,
who was employed at the Ahoskie
Ginning Company's plant, in bend
ing over some machinery that was
in motion, became entangled in a
cog wheel. Before he could -free
himself, his bodv was whirled
around and slammed against the
floor, results broken leg anda mash
ed arm. The arm was amputated.
It was thought at one time that he
had suffered internal injuries, but
he is>at present getting along very
nicely, and is rapidly improving.
Just about the same or a little
later. Mr. J. (J. Jenkins, who was
operating a gasoline wood saw at
the home of K. E. Cowan, had his
little linger severe*! bv the moving
saw.' Robert Ellis, a negro em
nloyed by .the Branning Manufac
turing Gmpanv. had his wrist
severely crushed between two box
cars that were being transferred
from the A. C. L. railroad to the
W. A P. railroad. Altho the
wrist was badly mangled, amputa
tion was not necessary.
Some time in the course of Che
same day a Ford "kicked"?result
a broken wrist. A runaway horse
hitched to a cart Jaden with peanuts,
did hut little damage. We have
not learned the names of the two
latter victims.
mode for the#* disinfectant# have
been proven by medical science
and are cominif to be more yen
erallv adopted by health official#
' and the public as the best and
safest means of disinfection.
"Another Khod thin? to remem
i her that they am not only the heat
? and cheapest disinfectant# after
i disease but about the best and
? cheapest preventives before."
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SCHOOL MATTERS IN HERT
FORD COUNTY.
Superintendent Britton Depict* the
Real Condition* in tbe One
Teacher Schools. Progres
sive-Work Needed
All the school* in tbi* county
have been visited by -the writer
'sioee they opened except about
eight, and tbe moat of tbem aeem
to be well under way and moving
on smoothly.
There are several thinirs quite
noticeable, namely, that the school#
which have ttood houses und are
supplied with modern equipment
and liavv up to date teachers are
doing line work. It is a gieal
pleasure to visit these schools, I
find clean bouses, well kept
urounds, pupils, usually comfort*
ble, bapuy, and busy; teachers en
thusiastic and proud to see the
work progressing under their man
agement.
But m.v sympathy goes out to
tne "teacher ana the pupils of the I
one-teacher sellout. I tind in some ?
places good honest teachers literal
ly wearing themselves out trying
to teach from fifty to seventy-five
bovs and girls' having work in all
the grades from tlitf first to the
seventh inclusive. This needs nu
comment for thoughtful people.
Let us put our heads together and
remedy this thing by combining
two or more districts, building
houses large enough to accomodate
the ch ildien. employing teachers
enough to teach tlie cildren proper
ly. and by so doing make this class
of schools equal to any in the
county. We cannot do these
tilings now, but let us begin to get
ready for next session.
Another matter. I see in my
visits that in a few schools the
children are not attending as they
should. The teachers tell me they
am doing what they can to get
them in tne schools. It seems that
they a-e kept home to work, which
is of course ap important mutter.
Now, we may talk about illiteracy
and Moonlight schools all - we
please.-but if t)ie childreirbf today
are not. put in school for atr least
'four months in the year, we are
going to have illiterate adults for '
years and years to come. Parents ,
are therefore appealed to. to put
their children in school and keep
them there aft lone as possible. Of
course the la|r must be enforced,
if it is not obeyed without it.
Again. I want to say that nere
is good and profitable work for
young men and young woman who
are enjoying the benefits of an
education.? They may do splendid
work bv seeing to it that the
children in their respective com
munitiea have at least a chance to
enter school. If there should be 1
one that is unable to get books or
sufficient clothing,, call on the
liberal and unselfish people in the {
community to furnish these, or if ?
any parent should keep his child
home to work unnece-isarilv, have
a talk with him on the subject and
help him to know his duty to -liiw
child, to the community, sod to
the slate. I am asking the teach
ers, over-worked as many of them
are. to see the parents who do not'
send their children regular and get
them to do so, if possible; without,
the enforcement Of the law.
I am watching to see what com
munity, what school, will report
the least number pf boys and girls
not attending any school this ses
sion. What one shall it bet
N. W. Britton.
County Superintendent.
Available Publications. .
The North Carolina Agricultural '
ly^imion Service has issued some
timely circulars that should be
read b.v every farmer in the State
The following are available and
may be had by written request to
Agricultural Editor, North Caro
lina Extension Service, Raleigh.
N. C.
Extension Circular No. 1?Some
Important Disease of Tomato in
North Carolina.
?- Extension Circular No. 2?Se
lecting Seed Corn for Larger
Yields.
Extension Circular No. 8?The
Colony Hog House.
Extension Circular No. 4?Cur
ing Meat on the Farm.
Extension Circular No. 5?Re
port of Canning Club Work.
Did you get one jj
I of our "confidents |
! al" letters? If you j
3 did you'd better 8
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MOST PEOPLE
in this community carry accounts at tbia bank. Some are check
ing, other* are savings, while still others are both.
We invite YOU to become a member of our happy family.
Checking account* are the moat convenient me tbod of pay ins
bills, and they discourage extravagant habits.
Saving acoounts draw 4 per cent interest.
Merchants and Farmers Bank
An Expert Opinion
would show that our it loch include*
the verv beat vmritiee. We keep
nothing but the beet quality of
grain, hay and feed of all kinda,
and our oate and hay- are from the
choicest crops raised. Prices no
| higher than you pay elsewhere.
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AHOSKIE, N. C.
The Beat Xmas Gift is A Bank Account
It will exert a beneficial influence over the recipient'* en
tire life.
Inatil thrifty habit* into the youth of today you will
find hip) thenuccoaful man of tomorrow. ? ? ?.
Start aavine* accounts for your children with this hank.
We will encourage tbem and pay 4% interest on their money
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And come to see us early as we are keeping up our stock.
New goods arriving daily, the best tfoe market affords.
' Christmas goods will soon be on display.
Every thing moving briskly, prices of produce is good. ' |
We ate .always in a position to giye you the best ;
possible prices.
Come and be Convinced.
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